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Woodsia obtusa
blunt-lobed cliff fern, Blunt-lobed Woodsia
Blue Ridge Parkway
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Woodsia obtusa (Spreng.) Torr.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		blunt-lobed cliff fern, Blunt-lobed Woodsia
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Polypodiophytina, Subclass Polypodiidae, Order Polypodiales, Suborder Aspleniineae, Family Woodsiaceae, Genus Woodsia, Species Woodsia obtusa


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		NC: S5; VA: SNR
Evidence:		2 Observations, 12 Vouchers, 8 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park	Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Effigy Mounds National Monument	Fort Washington Park
George Washington Carver National Monument	Gettysburg National Military Park
Great Falls Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Little River Canyon National Preserve
Mammoth Cave National Park	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway	Shenandoah National Park
Shiloh National Military Park	Stones River National Battlefield
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site	Vicksburg National Military Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	8/20/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 12/1/2025 6:15:51 AM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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